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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Why is Firdaus in jail?
(a) Theft.
(b) Political crimes.
(c) Embezzling.
(d) Murder.
2. How does El Saadawi's contact get access for the author in the prison?
(a) As a guard.
(b) As a lawyer.
(c) As a psychiatrist.
(d) As a friend.
3. Who came to see Firdaus at the playground the night of her graduation?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) Miss Iqbal.
(c) Wafeya.
(d) No one.
4. What job does El Saadawi hold that led her to meet Firdaus?
(a) Guard.
(b) Priest.
(c) Therapist.
(d) Researcher.
5. What did Firdaus do every time she spent the night with Sheikh Mahmoud?
(a) Fell deeper in love.
(b) Cleansed her body.
(c) Screamed.
(d) Mutilated herself.
6. Where did Firdaus' uncle obtain a position in Chapter 2?
(a) Ministry of Mighty Kings.
(b) Ministry of Magic.
(c) Ministry of Wakfs.
(d) Ministry of Kafs.
7. In Chapter 2, what did Firdaus promise her cousin?
(a) She would return.
(b) To be her bridesmaid.
(c) To marry him.
(d) To lend her a dress.
8. What job did Firdaus obtain after many years of abuse?
(a) Drug dealer.
(b) Social worker.
(c) Prostitute.
(d) Doctor.
9. What did Firdaus' father teach her to do that replaces her mother's job?
(a) Bake bread.
(b) Wash his legs.
(c) Go to the field.
(d) Count money.
10. Why did Firdaus complain about Bayoumi?
(a) He did not find her work.
(b) He made her wear pants.
(c) He beat her.
(d) He deprived her of food.
11. What was Firdaus' relationship with her mother like?
(a) Loving.
(b) Hateful.
(c) Distant.
(d) Friendly.
12. Who rescued Firdaus from Bayoumi?
(a) Her uncle.
(b) A neighbor.
(c) Her brother.
(d) Her husband.
13. What happened when Firdaus saw herself in the mirror at her uncle's house?
(a) She laughed.
(b) She screamed.
(c) She fixed her hair.
(d) She began to hate mirrors.
14. What year is "Women and Neurosis in Egypt" published?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1969.
(c) 1982.
(d) 1989.
15. Who did Firdaus hear her uncle thanking for the marriage arrangement in Chapter 2?
(a) Allah.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) Sheikh Mahmoud.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Firdaus invite El Saadawi to sit when they meet for the first time in Chapter 1?
2. In what year does El Saadawi go to prison?
3. Where did Bayoumi insist Firdaus sleeps in the winter?
4. Who can EL Saadawi not stop thinking about in Chapter 1?
5. How did Firdaus feel about school?
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